Is Kathy a boy or girl name?
Kathy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 64 girls and 0 boys were named Kathy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 334,823 US babies named Kathy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,701
- Babies named Kathy since 1910
- 334,823
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 23,985 babies
Boys and girls named Kathy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 57 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 198 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,254 | 100% |
| 1940s | 78 | 34,766 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 296 | 157,930 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 248 | 101,128 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 88 | 22,707 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 29 | 6,977 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,312 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,020 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,381 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 354 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,701 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,830 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,437 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,468 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,181 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,364 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,107 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,849 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,451 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,690 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,539 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,335 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,352 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,260 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,222 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 268 | #992 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 294 | #921 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 293 | #907 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 286 | #884 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 283 | #869 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 308 | #803 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 362 | #694 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 343 | #716 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 379 | #652 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 361 | #647 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 386 | #618 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 389 | #591 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 445 | #530 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 409 | #564 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 455 | #539 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 444 | #540 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 474 | #507 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 472 | #503 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 477 | #504 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 469 | #502 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,908 | 522 | #435 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 517 | #433 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 572 | #397 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 617 | #370 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,842 | 670 | #343 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,785 | 765 | #303 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,322 | 879 | #278 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 956 | #258 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,233 | 1,010 | #255 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,545 | 1,113 | #234 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,296 | 1,134 | #221 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 1,406 | #190 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,281 | 1,382 | #186 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,152 | 1,689 | #160 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,399 | 1,920 | #146 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,939 | 2,371 | #124 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,911 | 3,032 | #108 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,327 | 3,863 | #91 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,797 | 4,797 | #77 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,363 | 4,751 | #77 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,510 | 4,676 | #76 |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,788 | 5,407 | #64 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,283 | 6,319 | #59 |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,752 | 7,762 | #54 |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,635 | 10,377 | #39 |
| 1963 | 27 | #1,527 | 12,216 | #34 |
| 1962 | 32 | #1,394 | 14,757 | #27 |
| 1961 | 43 | #1,217 | 16,384 | #25 |
| 1960 | 42 | #1,220 | 18,479 | #21 |
| 1959 | 39 | #1,256 | 21,814 | #15 |
| 1958 | 45 | #1,152 | 23,940 | #14 |
| 1957 | 50 | #1,077 | 20,235 | #20 |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,590 | 17,177 | #20 |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,354 | 15,324 | #22 |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,734 | 14,175 | #23 |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,237 | 13,400 | #23 |
| 1952 | 26 | #1,503 | 12,369 | #29 |
| 1951 | 24 | #1,543 | 10,406 | #35 |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,591 | 9,090 | #38 |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,982 | 8,451 | #42 |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,699 | 6,148 | #55 |
| 1947 | 21 | #1,678 | 5,697 | #64 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,620 | 4,179 | #79 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 2,753 | #101 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,682 | 2,417 | #110 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,341 | 2,033 | #136 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,818 | 1,537 | #159 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 947 | #199 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 604 | #256 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 365 | #328 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 246 | #426 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 157 | #527 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 136 | #563 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 99 | #671 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 79 | #751 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,042 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 58 | #928 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,135 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,446 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,270 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,053 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,375 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,374 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,514 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,745 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,825 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,227 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,435 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,226 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,901 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,669 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,517 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,413 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,803 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,029 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,594 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kathy reached #1,077 in 1957. As a girl name, it reached #14 in 1958. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kathy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.